Simple Present is the most basic verb tense in English. It has
several uses:

Routine Actions
Permanent Situations
Facts

STRUCTURE

Subject + Base Verb + Object

Examples:

I like pizza.
She lives in Toronto.
We have a dog.

For "he", "she", and "it" use the third-person verb. This is the
same as the base verb, but it has an "s" on the end:

1. Base Verb -------- play, live, run
2. 3rd Person Verb -------- plays, lives, runs

This table shows the difference between the third person
pronouns. Notice how the third person uses an "s" on the end
of the word.

Here are all the pronouns with the verbs in simple present:

I like pizza.
You like pizza.
He likes pizza.
She likes pizza.
It likes pizza.
We like pizza.
They like pizza.

Negatives

Negatives in simple present use do not or does not. They also
use be + not.

Do Not/Does Not

Subject + Do/Does +not + base verb

Examples:

I do not like pizza.
She does not play baseball.

After do not or does not the verb is always in the base form.

He likes soccer.
He does not like soccer.

She studies English.
She does not study English.

Here is a table that shows all the negative forms using do not
or does not in the simple present.

Be + Not

Negative sentences can also use the verb to be and not. They
look like these examples:

I am not a doctor.
She is not hungry.
They are not from Africa.

Try to practice, try these simple present tests:

Simple Present Test # 1

Simple Present Test # 2

Or, try these other lessons in simple present:

Do/Does Questions

WH Questions

Yes/No Questions

For music that uses the simple present, try these songs:

Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

Coldplay - Fix You

Base Verb	3rd Person
I live in Vancouver.	He lives in Vancouver.
You play soccer.	She plays soccer.
Tom and Dan (they) like basketball.	Tom (he) likes basketball.
The books (they) look old.	The book (it) looks old.

Pronoun	Negative	Negative Contraction
I	do not	don’t
You	do not	don’t
He	does not	doesn’t
She	does not	doesn’t
It	does not	doesn’t
We	do not	don’t
They	do not	don't

Simple Present

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